Urban Impact
Urban Impact
UN-Habitat in the News
UN-Habitat in the News
Elaine Reyes speaks with UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach about the progress and challenges shaping sustainable cities
Watch herePress Releases
Press releases
| WUF13 highlights key events advancing global dialogue on housing | Thursday, 14 May 2026 |
| New UN-Habitat–Japan partnership launches project to improve clean water and waste services in Sejnane, Tunisia | Wednesday, 13 May 2026 |
| Global leaders in housing, finance and urban policy to gather at WUF13 to address housing crisis and climate risks | Tuesday, 12 May 2026 |
| UN-Habitat opens nominations for 2026 Scroll of Honour Award | Monday, 11 May 2026 |
| Media partners announced for WUF13 in Baku | Friday, 8 May 2026 |
| Japan and UN-Habitat back urban recovery in Syria, to benefit 870,000 | Thursday, 7 May 2026 |
| The Gere Foundation and HOGAR Sí partner with UN-Habitat to address homelessness | Tuesday, 5 May 2026 |
| UN-Habitat Quality of Life Initiative gains recognition from UN Statistical Commission | Wednesday, 22 April 2026 |
Statements and speeches
Statements and speeches
| Speech at the closing ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye | Thursday, 6 October 2022 |
| Speech at the High-level opening ceremony of the World Habitat Day 2022 in Balikesir, Republic of Türkiye | Tuesday, 4 October 2022 |
| Speech at the press conference in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, ahead of World Habitat Day 2022 | Friday, 30 September 2022 |
| Speech at the opening ceremony of the 13th Asia-Pacific Cities Summit | Wednesday, 27 July 2022 |
| Speech at the Commemorative symposium on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific | Tuesday, 26 July 2022 |
| Katowice Declared Actions | Friday, 1 July 2022 |
| Closing speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum | Friday, 1 July 2022 |
| Opening speech of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum | Monday, 27 June 2022 |
